Nadační fond SSUUBO
http://www.ssuubo.cz Phone: +420 724 921 541 Email: ssuubo@ssuubo.cz
We are implementing systematic and comprehensive health care for sickle cell anemia patients in the rural Buikwe region of Uganda and developing a social support system for patients. We have established a specialized outpatient clinic for children with sickle cell anemia. This is where - regular clinical and laboratory checks, early treatment of all infections, pneumococcal vaccination, treatment of severe pain in so-called "vasoocclusive crises" take place. But above all, we are the first in the region to provide treatment with hydroxyurea, the only medicine that can reverse the course of this disease. Our care and treatment, which is many times beyond the means of numerous rural families, is provided free of charge.
